ROAMIN’ BROTHERS, THE

Listen To The Silence (FEL 552) 1970

Once again the FEL label does not disappoint with this 12-man Catholic folk outfit led by Ron Meyer. A solid beat carries along the guitars, bass, banjo and calm vocals – a carefree ’60s grown-up brand of folk. Mix of upbeat and solemn material. Some nice melodies registered after a few spins, like ‘I’m Lookin’, ‘Christ Is Near’, ‘Sing Of Our God’ and ‘Get Up And Live’. Sorta like Ray Repp meets The Seekers. Trumpet on a couple tracks. The members are all seminarians who met in Rome, hence the name of the group. (The Archivist by Ken Scott, 4th Edition).